Registered No. HSE-49/2016
PART I EXTRAORDINARY
No.194 AMARAVATI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018 G.1138 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT
(IDM)
RECONSTITUTION OF ANDHRA PRADESH STATE WAQF BOARD UNDER WAQF ACT, 1995 AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE WAQF BOARD.
[G.O.Ms.No.10, Minorities Welfare (IDM), 13th March, 2018.]
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-Section (9) of Section (14) and Section (15) of the Waqf Act, 1995 (Central Act No.43 of 1995), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby appoints the following persons as Members of the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board with immediate effect :
Elected Members
1) Sri Jaleel Khan, Muslim Member of Legislature elected u/s 14 (1)(b)(ii) of the Waqf Act, 1995 (election of this Member is subject to the final result of W.P.No.27642 of 2017 in the Honourable High Court) 2) Sri Shaik Khaja, , Mutawalli elected under section Category 14 (1)(b)(iv) of the Waqf Act, 1995
3) Sri K.M.Shafiullah, Mutawalli elected under section Category 14 (1)(b)(iv) of the Waqf Act, 1995.
[1]2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part-I
Members Nominated u/s 14 (1)
4) Sri V.S. Ameer Babu - nominated u/s 14(1)(c)
5) Smt. Shaheda Begum - nominated u/s.l4(1)(d) as Shia member and woman member
6) Smt. Parveen Taj -nominated u/s,14(1)(d) as Sunni member and woman member
7) Sri A.Md. Imtiaz, I.A.S. - nominated u/s 14(1)(e) as Government Officer.
Members nominated u/s 14(3)
8) Sri K.M. Saifullah - nominated for the category u/s 14(1)(b) (i)
9) Sri Khaleelulah Khan Sherwani - nominated for the category u/s 14(1)(b) (iii). Section 14 (3) of the Waqf Act, 1995 reads :
"Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, where the State Government is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded in writing, that it is not reasonably practicable to constitute an electoral college for any of the categories mentioned in sub-clauses (i) to (iii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1), the State Government may nominate such persons as the members of the Board as it deems fit."
The State of Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated in 2014 and an anomalous situation arose. There is no Muslim M.P. from the Lok Sabha and the Muslim M.P. from the Rajya Sabha, Sri Mohammed Ali Khan, was allotted by lottery to Andhra Pradesh as per the rules in the First Schedule of the A.P.Reorganisation Act, 2014, but has his permanent address in Telangana State (at 17-9-596, Yakat Pura, Hyderabad).
There is also no Muslim Bar Council Member. For these reasons the Government is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable to constitute an electoral college for the categories mentioned in sub-clauses (i) and (iii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1), and therefore decided to nominate the above candidates, Sri K.M.Saifullah for the category u/s 14(1)(b)(i) and Sri Khaleelulah Khan Sherwani for the category u/s 14(1)(b)(iii), by exercising the power vested in the Government u/s 14(3) of the Waqf Act, 1995.
March 14, 2018] ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3Under Sub-section (8) of Section 14 of the Waqf Act, 1995, the above Members of the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board shall meet so as to elect one from amongst themselves as the Chairperson of the Board.
As directed by the Honourable High Court, the appointment of the Muslim Member of Legislature, Sri Jaleel Khan, M.L.A., u/s 14(1)(b)(ii) by this Notification, shall be subject to the result of W.P.No.27642 of 2017 in the Honourable High Court.
K. PRAVEEN KUMAR,
Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to Government.
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